Seal-fastening.



T. B. MURRAY.

SEAL FASTENING.

APPLICATION FILED OUT 5, 1912.

Patented Feb. 25, 1913.

a i j igw I Tthereof.

moms E. MURRAY. or New YORK, N. Y.

SEAL-FASTENING.

Specification of Letters Patent. Application fil ed October .5, 1912. Serial No. 724,030.

Patented Feb. 25, 1913.

7 '0 all whom: it may concern Be it'known that I,"ThOMAS E. MURRAY,

a citizen-of the United States, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented'a certain new and useful Improvement inSeal-Fasatenings,of which the followingi a specification. v

The invention is a seal fastening, constructed more particularly to prevent access to the connected ends of a wire strap, and consists in the construction hereinafter set forth.

In the accompanying drawings-Figure 1 is a sideelevation ofmy seal fastening, with the shackle in lace. Fig. 2 is a section on the line m, w 0 Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a section on the line y, g of Fi 2 Fig. 4. shows the shackle separately. igz5 shows the shell separately. Fig. 6 is a top view of the shell.

Figs. 7, 8. and 9'respectively show the lock-- ing head, the closure, and the wire strap, the

ends of which are twisted together within the shell. Fig. 10 shows assem led the parts represented separately in Fi s. 7, 8 and 9.

Fig. 11 is a section of a modi ed form of my fastening, and Fig. 12 shows the locking head and closure of said modified form,

made of asingle piece of porcelain or other fictile materia Similar letters of reference indicate like parts. i y I The shell A, preferably of thin metal, is open on its lower side and in'its up or side has two holes B, for the rece tion '0 the resilient arms of shackle C. aid shackle is shouldered on the inner side of each arm, as shown at D, and is provided with inwardly turned latches E at the end of each arm. The locking head F'is preferably rounded on its upper side, and beneath said rounded portion has transverse grooves forming shoulders G. On each side of the head are vertical grooves H. The closure I, which is of metal isrece'ived in the open side of the case, and with flanged-over guides J on opposite sides the arts, the lower flanges In assemblin fid un er uides J. The ends of head F" are s of the wire strap L, whic is tobe protected is provided with an opening K,-

by the seal, are inserted through opening K and placed "ingrooves H, and are finally twisted together above head F, as shown in Fig. 10. The head and closureare then inserted in the shell A, and'the shackle arms,

introduced into the holes B, are pushed down until the latches E meet the top of head F and become separated and spring,

under the shoulders G, as shown in Fig. 3. The shoulders D of the shackle then bear on the top of the shell. The latches E prevent removal of the closure I and consequent access to the twisted ends of wire strap L.

' Instead of making the closure and locking head separate, I may make them integrally of a single "piece of porcelain, or other fictile material, as shown in Fig. 12. .The grooves H then form continuations of holes M which extend tlirou h the closure and receive the wire stra he stra L; may be omitted, and the evice used like an ordinary padlock, the shackle C then connecting eyes, staples, rings, or other objects, which it may be desired to fasten together.

I claim:

1. A seal fastening, comprising a shell having openings in one wall, a closure op '0- site said wall, a shouldered head on the in:-

nor side of said closure, having guide chanflanges entering said-guides,- and a shackle having resilient latch arms entering said wall 0 enings and engaging the shoulders on sai head.

3. A seal fastening, comprising a shell open at one end,'a closure for said opening, a shackle havin ing said shell t rou h openings in a wall thereof, a member within said shell engaging with said shackle arms, and a strap having its ends entering said shell through said closure and united together therein to form a loop extending over said member between said shackle arms.

resilient latch arms enter- 4. A seal fastening, comprising a shell open atone end, a closure for said opening having a projection on its inner side, a shackle having resilientlatch arms entering said shell'through openings in a Wall thereof and engaging With said projection, and a strapha-Ving its ends entering said shell through said closure and united together therein to form a loop extending over said projection between said shackle arms. 10

In testimony whereof I have afiixed my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

THOMAS E. MURRAY.

Witnesses: A

GERTRUDE T. PORTER, MAY T. MQGARRY. 

